An email spam campaign disguised as being from Yoast is making the rounds. If you get an email from Yoast linking to their latest post, be sure to verify the sender and the link before you click it. According to Joost de Valk, they may not be the only site being targeted.
One more security update: Ninja Forms had a pretty nasty bug that allowed arbitrary file uploading. They worked with a security researcher — who tells his tale here — and the WordPress plugin team to get forced-upgrades to all users.
Brian Richards and I cover the week in WordPress news with a new short format (15 minute) podcast. The Excerpt is part of the Draft podcast, and will be balanced by long form interviews.
The Prototype Fund is a project of the Open Knowledge Foundation Germany, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Individuals and small teams can apply for funding for projects related to open source tools and applications in the fields of civic tech, data literacy, data security and more. Over the next 3…
Matt Mullenweg took the stage once again for his annual “State of the Word” talk at WordCamp US in a packed room of over 1,500 attendees.
On Tuesday, iThemes posted an announcement that they had suffered from a security breach of their website and servers. The attackers had reached the servers which stored customer information, including email addresses, IP addresses, full names, and yes, passwords. iThemes was quick to notify customers via their blog, social media, and their full customer email…
David talks with Nathan Ingram and Ryan Marks about WordCamp Birmingham’s 2022 reboot after nearly two years of no live WP events anywhere.
